Ventura · Ventura County · California
C Street/Ventura Point Surf Report & Forecast, California
C Street/Ventura Point, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the east-southeast, gusting 9 mph. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 6.6 ft at 8:56 am.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 4 mph (ESE), gusts 9cross-shore
- Tide
- 6.3 ft risinghigh 6.6 ft at 8:56 am
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:56 pm
C Street/Ventura Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at C Street/Ventura Point: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at C Street/Ventura Point: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 amnow | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 9 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 9 | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S), gusts 9 | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 10 | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSE) | 5.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 4.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 2.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 0.0 ft |
C Street/Ventura Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at C Street/Ventura Point arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 191 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 38% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
C Street/Ventura Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at C Street/Ventura Point: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–8 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for C Street/Ventura Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 17 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–8 ft | Good | 3.9 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Good | 4.0 ft · 17 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 9 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–7 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 11 | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 14 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–6 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (N) | 22 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for C Street/Ventura Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
C Street/Ventura Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at C Street/Ventura Point today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:33 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:56 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:14 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:49 pm. At 8 am the tide is 6.3 ft and rising.
C Street/Ventura Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:33 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:56 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:05 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:57 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:48 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:22 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:56 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:40 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:58 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:42 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 2:23 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:12 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:09 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:29 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:03 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:18 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:59 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:25 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:43 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:54 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:13 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:03 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:44 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
C Street/Ventura Point water temperature
The water temperature at C Street/Ventura Point is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near C Street/Ventura Point
- Ventura Overhead0.6 mi WNW · 3 ft · Poor
- Emma Wood State Beach1.9 mi WNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Santa Clara River Mouth3.5 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Solimar Beach4.0 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- McGrath State Beach4.0 mi SSE · 5 ft · Good
- Mondos5.4 mi NW · 2 ft · Good
Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →
About C Street/Ventura Point
C Street/Ventura Point is a point break in Ventura County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called California Street and Surfers Point.
Follow C Street/Ventura Point in the Current app
The first 10 days are free, and Premium adds days 11–16.
Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.